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General News · 27th December 2025
GinaT CISS
In this Newsletter: Happy New Year 2026 ... and more
You can join the Cortes Island Seniors Society (CISS) if you are 50+.
Membership in the Society is important as it shows your support for the organization and its programming. To sign up or renew your CISS membership, $10 only, mail your cheque to CISS, PO BOX 27, Mansons Landing, BC V0P 1K0, or email your dues by e-transfer to cortesseniors1gmail.com.
For more information about our programs and activities, visit our Facebook page or our CISS Newsletter Archives.
CHRISTMAS DINNER – THANK YOU!
Thank you, Noah and Isabelle!
Our Christmas Dinner was delicious, with festive soup, extra helpings of anything, and a wonderful dessert.
If you were not there, you missed a nice social gathering, with gift exchanges, social interactions, and an opportunity to offer your support to our organization.
We hope to see you all next year!
And a big THANK-YOU to all who helped organize the event, prepare the hall, and clean up afterwards.
Pictures from our Christmas Dinner can be found on our Facebook page and in Google Photos, https://photos.app.goo.gl/Gpz5AB4GQrkEH8gk7
THANK YOU, ELINORE!
Roses and lots of THANK-YOUs to Elinore Harwood, who has been the Newsletter's patient proofreader for the past several years.
Thank you!
CISS CALENDAR FOR January 2026
Always check the Tideline Calendar for the latest updates.
T’ai Chi Ch’uan
T’ai Chi Ch’uan is a low-impact exercise ideal for seniors. Judyth Weaver generously offers these classes for free; donations, passed along to some of Cortes’s charitable organizations, are welcome. All are invited to join.
• Wednesdays, 10 to 11 a.m., Om Studio, Manson’s Hall
Movement and Mobility w/Kelly
• Kelly resumes classes on January 6
• Mondays (except the first Monday of the month), 11 – 12, Manson's
• Tuesdays, 10 – 11, Gorge Hall
• Thursdays, 11 – 12, Om Studio, Manson's Hall
Registrations are required for the first class. Email Kelly at kbrocks55yahoo.ca.
Carpet Bowling
• Sundays and Wednesdays. Call De0305 for more information.
Free Community Lunches
• January 7, Wednesday, Gorge
• January 15, Thursday, Mansons
• January 24, Saturday, Klahoose
• January 29, Thursday, Mansons
Noon to 1:30 – all welcome
Friday Market at Manson's Hall
• Friday Markets will resume on February 13
Cortes DeathCare Collective
• Wednesday, January 21, 2 to 3:30, Pioneer Room, Talk about Shrouds
If you have any death-related questions or needs, don’t hesitate to contact us, even on short notice: Margaret 250-204-3709 or Emma 250-208-4468. Visit our website https://islanddeathcare.ca/.
Walking Group
• The walking group meets every Monday, Wednesday, and Friday at 9 a.m. in the Manson's Hall parking lot for a 30-minute to 1-hour walk, followed by coffee. Never cancelled! Come and join the walking group. Bring your dog, on a leash, to tag along.
Cortes Island Museum and Wild Cortes
• Museum, 957 Beesley Road, Friday and Saturday, from noon to 4 p.m.
o Sunday, January 11 – Candle-Making Workshop with Melissa Campbell. Registration required, $75/adult payable at the workshop.
o Sunday, January 25, 2 to 3:30 p.m. – Finding Home with Rick Bockner, hosted by Suzanne Fletcher
• Wild Cortes, 1255 Seaford Road, is now open by appointment only. Call the Museum250-935-6340 to book your visit.
PERSON OF THE MONTH
Always looking for new stories. Please contact Gina0080 or seniorscortesgmail.com.
MORE INFORMATION CAN BE FOUND HERE:
See our PDF version,https://drive.google.com/file/d/1S_9oftC70BWNTPol4jUezbOYh5ClTCTw/view?usp=share_link
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More is included in the Newsletter sent to CISS members' email boxes on the first day of each month.
To read the Newsletter sent by email to CISS members, click here: https://mailchi.mp/106bac02a820/ciss-january-2026-newsletter
Visit us at Facebook
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If you are a CISS member, you should receive an email with the Newsletter on the first day of the month. If you cannot find it in your inbox, check your spam or junk folder and mark "NOT SPAM." Additionally, add seniorscortesgmail.com to your email contacts. If in doubt, call Gina at 250-935-0080.
You can join the Cortes Island Seniors Society (CISS) if you are 50+.
Membership in the Society is important as it shows your support for the organization and its programming. To sign up or renew your CISS membership, $10 only, mail your cheque to CISS, PO BOX 27, Mansons Landing, BC V0P 1K0, or email your dues by e-transfer to cortesseniors1gmail.com.
For more information about our programs and activities, visit our Facebook page or our CISS Newsletter Archives.
CHRISTMAS DINNER – THANK YOU!
Thank you, Noah and Isabelle!
Our Christmas Dinner was delicious, with festive soup, extra helpings of anything, and a wonderful dessert.
If you were not there, you missed a nice social gathering, with gift exchanges, social interactions, and an opportunity to offer your support to our organization.
We hope to see you all next year!
And a big THANK-YOU to all who helped organize the event, prepare the hall, and clean up afterwards.
Pictures from our Christmas Dinner can be found on our Facebook page and in Google Photos, https://photos.app.goo.gl/Gpz5AB4GQrkEH8gk7
THANK YOU, ELINORE!
Roses and lots of THANK-YOUs to Elinore Harwood, who has been the Newsletter's patient proofreader for the past several years.
Thank you!
CISS CALENDAR FOR January 2026
Always check the Tideline Calendar for the latest updates.
T’ai Chi Ch’uan
T’ai Chi Ch’uan is a low-impact exercise ideal for seniors. Judyth Weaver generously offers these classes for free; donations, passed along to some of Cortes’s charitable organizations, are welcome. All are invited to join.
• Wednesdays, 10 to 11 a.m., Om Studio, Manson’s Hall
Movement and Mobility w/Kelly
• Kelly resumes classes on January 6
• Mondays (except the first Monday of the month), 11 – 12, Manson's
• Tuesdays, 10 – 11, Gorge Hall
• Thursdays, 11 – 12, Om Studio, Manson's Hall
Registrations are required for the first class. Email Kelly at kbrocks55yahoo.ca.
Carpet Bowling
• Sundays and Wednesdays. Call De0305 for more information.
Free Community Lunches
• January 7, Wednesday, Gorge
• January 15, Thursday, Mansons
• January 24, Saturday, Klahoose
• January 29, Thursday, Mansons
Noon to 1:30 – all welcome
Friday Market at Manson's Hall
• Friday Markets will resume on February 13
Cortes DeathCare Collective
• Wednesday, January 21, 2 to 3:30, Pioneer Room, Talk about Shrouds
If you have any death-related questions or needs, don’t hesitate to contact us, even on short notice: Margaret 250-204-3709 or Emma 250-208-4468. Visit our website https://islanddeathcare.ca/.
Walking Group
• The walking group meets every Monday, Wednesday, and Friday at 9 a.m. in the Manson's Hall parking lot for a 30-minute to 1-hour walk, followed by coffee. Never cancelled! Come and join the walking group. Bring your dog, on a leash, to tag along.
Cortes Island Museum and Wild Cortes
• Museum, 957 Beesley Road, Friday and Saturday, from noon to 4 p.m.
o Sunday, January 11 – Candle-Making Workshop with Melissa Campbell. Registration required, $75/adult payable at the workshop.
o Sunday, January 25, 2 to 3:30 p.m. – Finding Home with Rick Bockner, hosted by Suzanne Fletcher
• Wild Cortes, 1255 Seaford Road, is now open by appointment only. Call the Museum250-935-6340 to book your visit.
PERSON OF THE MONTH
Always looking for new stories. Please contact Gina0080 or seniorscortesgmail.com.
MORE INFORMATION CAN BE FOUND HERE:
See our PDF version,https://drive.google.com/file/d/1S_9oftC70BWNTPol4jUezbOYh5ClTCTw/view?usp=share_link
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More is included in the Newsletter sent to CISS members' email boxes on the first day of each month.
To read the Newsletter sent by email to CISS members, click here: https://mailchi.mp/106bac02a820/ciss-january-2026-newsletter
Visit us at Facebook
***********************************
If you are a CISS member, you should receive an email with the Newsletter on the first day of the month. If you cannot find it in your inbox, check your spam or junk folder and mark "NOT SPAM." Additionally, add seniorscortesgmail.com to your email contacts. If in doubt, call Gina at 250-935-0080.
Peter Henbury making sure all behaves!